Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3748

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3748

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Chapin Rose

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/9-3.4	was 720 ILCS 5/9-3.1
720 ILCS 5/9-3.5

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he or she knowingly permits the concealment or disposal of a body on property under the person's control with knowledge that the other person has died by homicidal means. Increases the penalty for concealment of homicidal death from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly permits the concealment or disposal of a body on property under the person's control with the intent of concealing information regarding the place or manner of death of that person, or the identity of any person with information regarding the death of that person. Increases the penalty for concealment of death from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing Sections 9-3.4 and 9-3.5 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/9-3.4) (was 720 ILCS 5/9-3.1)

Sec. 9-3.4. Concealment of homicidal death.

(a) A person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person with knowledge that such other person has died by homicidal means.

(a-5) A person commits the offense of concealment of homicidal death when he or she knowingly permits the concealment or disposal of a body on property under the person's control with knowledge that the other person has died by homicidal means.

(b) Nothing in this Section prevents the defendant from also being charged with and tried for the first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter of the person whose death is concealed.

(b-5) For purposes of this Section:

"Conceal" means the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death by homicidal means. "Conceal" means something more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose information.

"Homicidal means" means any act or acts, lawful or unlawful, of a person that cause the death of another person.

(c) Sentence. Concealment of homicidal death is a Class 2 3 felony.

(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)

(720 ILCS 5/9-3.5)

Sec. 9-3.5. Concealment of death.

(a) For purposes of this Section, "conceal" means the performing of some act or acts for the purpose of preventing or delaying the discovery of a death. "Conceal" means something more than simply withholding knowledge or failing to disclose information.

(b) A person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person who died by other than homicidal means.

(c) A person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly moves the body of a dead person from its place of death, with the intent of concealing information regarding the place or manner of death of that person, or the identity of any person with information regarding the death of that person. This subsection shall not apply to any movement of the body of a dead person by medical personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, coroners, medical examiners, or licensed funeral directors, or by any person acting at the direction of medical personnel, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, coroners, medical examiners, or licensed funeral directors.

(c-5) A person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly permits the concealment or disposal of a body on property under the person's control with the intent of concealing information regarding the place or manner of death of that person, or the identity of any person with information regarding the death of that person.

(d) Sentence. Concealment of death is a Class 3 4 felony.

(Source: P.A. 96-1361, eff. 1-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.